Warlord Politics in China, 1916-1928

Ch’i, Hsi-sheng

ISBN 10: 0804708940 / ISBN 13: 9780804708944

Published by Stanford University Press, 1976

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hardback, octavo, very faint spotting to the fore-edge, a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a dust jacket which is lightly rubbed at the head and foot of the spine, maps, figures, Tables, 282pp. Seller Inventory # 279641

Bibliographic Details

Title: Warlord Politics in China, 1916-1928

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Publication Date: 1976

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

The first comprehensive analytical treatment of warlordism in twentieth-century China, this book approaches regional militarism as a generic phenomenon of Chinese politics in the most complex and chaotic era of recent Chinese history.

After describing the emergence of militarist regimes after the death of Yuan Shih-k'ai in 1916, the author analyzes their membership, goals, capabilities, and sources of cohesion, in the process presenting new information on their organization, methods of recruitment,...

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